Bathroom dresser

These old summer "camps" in Maine are adorable, but they generally don't have any closets so storage can be a problem.  Therefore, you will find dressers in almost every room of the house.  This old dresser in our bathroom needed a makeover.  Sorry, I didn't take a "before" picture, but it was previously painted a greenish color.  I painted the frame and the knobs with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Chateau Grey.  For the drawers, I used the same color but added some Old White to lighten it a bit.  I added a coat of Annie Sloan clear wax, buffed it, then lightly sanded the frame and went over it with a little of the Annie Sloan dark wax.  I finished it with another coat of the clear wax.  I love the way it turned out and hubby is happy we can put our things back into the dresser!

Wow, I can't believe it's been so long since I've worked on a project.  We arrived in Maine the end of June and I've been so busy enjoying myself with other things I just got away from it for a bit.  Every morning I put my coffee on this little table and look out at the water while I wake up.  I loved this lines of the table, but it needed something to make it stand out.  Two coats of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Duck Egg Blue and two coats of Annie Sloan Clear Wax and ... WaLa!  Now I have a beautiful little table next to me when I'm gazing out at the water!

Irish pillow

This was my Father's Day gift to my Dad.  My Dad is very into our Irish heritage so I decided to make him something Irishy.  I found this beautiful picture of Ireland's Historical Emblems at Karen the Graphics Fairy's site at http://www.graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/.  I printed the picture onto one of the two white cloth dinner napkins I was using to make the pillow with Lesley Riley's Transfer Artist Paper, using the instructions on the package.  I used fabric glue to attach some green and cream ribbons along the outer edge of the front of the pillow.  Using my sewing machine, I stitched the two napkins together at the outer edge (right sides facing out since the edges were already finished because they were napkins), leaving about a four-inch opening at the bottom to push the stuffing through. I stuffed the pillow with polyester fiberfill then sewed the opening shut by hand.  My Dad seemed very pleased with his gift. 

Telehone table redo

This little old table was in desperate need of a redo so I painted it with Annie Sloan chalk paint in Duck Egg Blue, lightly sanded it to age it a little bit, and added a coat of furniture wax.  I added a new drawer pull and I think this table is a real beauty now, don't you?

I'm getting in my vacation mood today.  We always vacation in Maine.  Maine is our home-away-from-home.  I made this adorable dish towel to take with us.  I bought a plain white dish towel at Walmart, downloaded an image from Karen the Graphics Fairy's website and printed it on Lesley Riley's TAP Transfer Artist Paper (highly recommended by Karen).  I ironed on the transfer using the instructions in the package.  I do love the way it turned out and, I agree with Karen, this transfer paper is the best! Now, ready for some lobstah?

My Grandfather's table

I painted this cute little table some time ago with Annie Sloan's chalk paint in Old White.  This little table belonged to my deceased grandfather.  I finally got around to adding some French Graphics I found on Karen the Graphics Fairy's website http://www.graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/.  I printed out the graphics then used carbon paper to transfer the image outline with my stylus.  I then handpainted the image with black acrylic craft paint.

In between other projects, I've been practicing image transfer techniques.  These pillow cases were inspired by The Graphics Fairy.  Translated, they say "Good Night" in French.   How cute!  I used CitraSolv for these transfers and the graphics from Karen, The Graphics Fairy.